Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 754,430 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — area harvested in Spain stood at 754,430 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Spain peaked at 2.14 million ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3,300 ha, in 1961.
Spain ranks 10th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,675 ha | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 4,390 ha | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 12,646 ha | +188.1% |
| 1965 | 11,279 ha | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 38,800 ha | +244.0% |
| 1967 | 25,868 ha | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 38,596 ha | +49.2% |
| 1969 | 71,100 ha | +84.2% |
| 1970 | 165,900 ha | +133.3% |
| 1971 | 300,000 ha | +80.8% |
| 1972 | 344,400 ha | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 416,000 ha | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 439,700 ha | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 791,800 ha | +80.1% |
| 1976 | 506,600 ha | -36.0% |
| 1977 | 545,500 ha | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 584,100 ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 637,600 ha | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 668,300 ha | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 725,500 ha | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 842,900 ha | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 926,500 ha | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 1.01 million ha | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 988,575 ha | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 939,200 ha | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 994,303 ha | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 940,100 ha | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 978,400 ha | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.20 million ha | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 1.07 million ha | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 1.46 million ha | +36.1% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million ha | +47.0% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million ha | -36.7% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million ha | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million ha | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million ha | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 849,900 ha | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 838,904 ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 861,153 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 753,628 ha | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 786,832 ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 752,175 ha | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 516,160 ha | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 622,494 ha | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 600,866 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 730,819 ha | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 851,120 ha | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 697,900 ha | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 862,869 ha | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 753,015 ha | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 849,100 ha | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 783,425 ha | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 738,851 ha | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 717,672 ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 724,629 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 691,280 ha | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 701,770 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 650,050 ha | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 631,160 ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 876,670 ha | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 781,710 ha | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 754,430 ha | -3.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 754,430 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,035 ha, 44.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Spain's 754,430 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,400 ha, 72.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +244.0% | 11,279 ha | 38,800 ha |
| 1964 | +188.1% | 4,390 ha | 12,646 ha |
| 1970 | +133.3% | 71,100 ha | 165,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,295 ha | 3,300 ha | 71,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 473,160 ha | 165,900 ha | 791,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 901,125 ha | 668,300 ha | 1.01 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million ha | 849,900 ha | 2.14 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 731,415 ha | 516,160 ha | 861,153 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 752,051 ha | 691,280 ha | 862,869 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 738,804 ha | 631,160 ha | 876,670 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 7 Bulgaria 929,150 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 63,000 ha compare
- 8 China 780,219 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 780,219 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,539 ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 6,756 ha compare
- 11 France 753,680 ha compare
- 12 Hungary 674,130 ha compare
- 13 South Africa 529,000 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Spain?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Spain was 754,430 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,300 ha in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.